Cabinet of Carlos Quintanilla explained

Cabinet Name:Quintanilla cabinet
Cabinet Number:101st
Jurisdiction:the Republic of Bolivia
Flag:Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
Flag Border:true
Incumbent:1939–1940
Government Head Title:President
Government Head:Carlos Quintanilla
Deputy Government Head Title:Vice President
Deputy Government Head:Vacant (1939)
None (1939–1940)
Members Number:11 (on 15 April 1940)
Political Party:Caretaker government
Predecessor:Cabinet of Germán Busch
Successor:Cabinet of Enrique Peñaranda

Carlos Quintanilla assumed office as the interim 37th President of Bolivia on 23 August 1939, and his mandate ended on 15 April 1940. A general of the senior officer corps, Quintanilla assumed control of the presidency on an interim basis following the suicide of his predecessor, Germán Busch.

Quintanilla formed one cabinet three days after taking office, constituting the 101st national cabinet of Bolivia.[1]

Cabinet Ministers


Cabinet of Bolivia
Interim Presidency of Carlos Quintanilla, 1939–1940
OfficeMinisterPartyTermDaysN.CP.C
PresidentCarlos QuintanillaMilitaryMil.23 August 1939 – 15 April 1940236

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Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Worship

(Chancellor)
Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez[2] Law.26 August 1939 – 1 October 19417671011
Minister of Government,
Justice, and Propaganda
Vicente LeytonLaw.18 March 1939 – 15 April 19403941003
Minister of National DefenseAngel AyoroaMilitaryMil.26 August 1939 – 15 April 19402331011
Minister of Finance
and Statistics
Fernando Pou MontLaw.26 August 1939 – 15 April 19402331011
Minister of Industry
and Commerce
José E. Anze26 August 1939 – 15 April 19402331011
Minister of Public Works
and Communications
Rubén TerrazasPRGLaw.26 August 1939 – 15 April 19402331011
Minister of Mining
and Petrol
Felipe Manuel RiveraMilitaryMil.26 August 1939 – 15 April 19402331011
Minister of Work
and Social Security
Demetrio RamosMilitaryMil.26 August 1939 – 15 April 19402331011
Minister of Health
and Hygiene
Alfredo MollinedoPSUDr.22 August 1938 – 15 April 19406021003
Minister of Education,
and Indigenous Affairs
Bernardo Navajas TrigoPLLaw.12 August 1938 – 15 April 19409771003
Minister of Agriculture,
Colonization, and Immigration
Carlos Salinas AramayoPSULaw.26 August 1939 – 15 April 19402331011

Composition

In his short mandate, Carlos Quintanilla only formed one ministerial cabinet. Of the 11 ministers, three (Minister of Government Vicente Leyton, Minister of Education Bernardo Navajas Trigo, and Minister of Health Alfredo Mollinedo) were direct holdovers from the Busch cabinet. In addition, Felipe Manuel Rivera, who had been Minister of Defense under Busch up until his death, was made Minister of Mining and Petrol, a position he had also held during the Busch administration. The new Minister of Defense replacing Rivera was Angel Ayoroa who had also served in the Busch cabinet as Minister of Industry.

On the same day as the establishment of the new cabinet, the Ministry of Propaganda was abolished.[3] Notably, the office of the vice presidency was also abolished through a constitutional amendment on 4 December 1939. This decision came after Busch's vice president Enrique Baldivieso had attempted to claim his constitutional succession to the presidency.

The term of the Quintanilla cabinet ended on 15 April 1940 upon the inauguration of Enrique Peñaranda. Foreign Minister Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez would be the only direct holdover into the Peñaranda administration. Minister of Labor Demetrio Ramos would also remain in the Peñaranda administration but would be switched from Minister of Labor and made Minister of Defense and later Government. Finally, Minister of Public Works Rubén Terrazas would return as Minister of Education in 1942 while Minister of Agriculture Carlos Salinas Aramayo would be appointed Foreign Minister in 1943.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DECRETO SUPREMO del 26 de Agosto de 1939 – 2 » Derechoteca.com. 2021-01-29. www.derechoteca.com.
  2. Web site: 2014-04-07. canciller. 2021-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407060021/http://www.rree.gob.bo/webmre/listacancilleres/canciller.aspx?imagen=Alberto%20Ostria%20Gutierrez.JPG&texto=ALBERTO%20OSTRIA%20GUTIERREZ.txt. 7 April 2014.
  3. Web site: DECRETO SUPREMO del 26 de Agosto de 1939 – 1 » Derechoteca.com. 2021-01-29. www.derechoteca.com.